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The bells are simply not jingling

It is December 2024 and the bells are not exactly jingling in Ghana.

The rock, the hard place and the slippery slope

Ghanaians should be able to thrive in the land of their birth. That is not an unrealistic desire.

4×4 Supremacy

Hate them or love them, dispatch riders in Ghana deliver everything- TV sets, good and disappointment.

Costly Silence

In Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana of 2023, silence comes at a cost.

I for lef Ghana: the case of evaporating patriotism

Patriotism has left the blood streams of Ghanaians. Everyday on social media, at least five people on my feed type the words ‘I for lef Ghana’ (pidgin for I have to leave Ghana), simply because they don’t see a promising future here. There is very little to believe in, to hope for, to be proudContinue reading “I for lef Ghana: the case of evaporating patriotism”

#7daysofXmas 7: Muted Cedi

Think MOMO charges, insensitive family members, zero enjoyment and japa plans.

Akosua Rona 6: Vogue And Vibes

‘You, it’s okay. I will wear the blue nose mask everyone wears like that. It won’t cost me more than 10 cedis. It is not like this customized nose mask has the breath of life in it.’

Akosua Rona 5: Pandemic Baby

Ei, no be small be fruitful and multiply! Nana Addo said you should stay home and practise social distancing. You chose to go out of town to make a pandemic baby.